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Therapeutic Modalities and Educational Approaches in Clergy Stress Reduction
… professionals with high levels of occupational stress (Hill et al., 2003; Greenberg, 1990). Clergy are valuable resources to the American culture in that they perform an array of services to comfort and assist others. From natural catastrophes to personal misfortune, pastors are often expected …
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Mindful yoga : an evaluation of a stress-reduction intervention for stressed adults
… variables (satisfaction with life, perceived stress, blood pressure, medical symptom checklist, mindfulness awareness) a repeated measures MANOVA would be conducted with one between-subjects factor and one-within subjects factor. The present study predicts that increases in mindfulness will …
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Keep calm and doodle on: A relationship between doodling and stress reduction
<p>The first hypothesis for this study was that stressful moments being experienced would correlate to an individual participating in the activity of doodling. The second hypothesis for this study was that the activity of doodling would have a correlational relationship with stress reduction. 76 …
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Stress reduction in a plate with a hole by applied induced strains
This work investigates the potential of reducing stresses in the region of stress concentration by applied induced strains. A thin 30 inch square plate with a 1 inch diameter circular hole under uniaxial load was used for this investigation. This investigation considered first an ideal case with a …
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Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy as a Means of Stress Reduction With Graduate Students
… Art Therapy, as a way to reduce stress and raise students' perceived levels of self-compassion in graduate students. Participants consisted of 9 female graduate students in the Art Therapy Psychology program at Notre Dame de Namur University. Participants took part in two group …
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Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy and Stress Reduction with Veterans Living in Transitional Housing
… to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, as well as increase mindful awareness and well-being.</p> <p>The results indicated that depression, anxiety and stress reduced over the course of the group and additionally, the veterans reported subjective experience of reduced symptoms and …
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The Impact of Art Based Positive Psychology on Stress Reduction for Working Mothers
… mothers’ perceptions of their ability to manage stress by using the coping skills they already had developed. It was found that when working mothers identified their strengths in Positive Psychology questionnaires and by creating images of their strengths and personal coping skills, their sense …
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Cellular Stress and Effects on Mitochondrial DNA: An Assessment of Stress Reduction & Protective Effects
Introduction: Psychological stress results in energy demands and changes in the mitochondria that produce 90% of bodily energy as adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Cell-free mitochondrial DNA (cf-mtDNA) is released into the bloodstream under stress which was induced with the International Affective …
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Advanced Design Optimization for Composite Structure: Stress Reduction, Weight Decrease and Manufacturing Cost Savings
… After 12 revisions of FEA integrated with CAD stress was reduced by a factor of 10 and weight was decreased by a factor of 4.</em></p>
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Mindfulness for Stress Reduction: Qualitative Analysis of Perceptions from College Students and Mindfulness Instructors
… of college students in regard to mindfulness for stress reduction. The purpose of this investigation was to identify the most influential components of the Integrated Behavioral Model (IBM) that potentially assist with predicting college student participation in mindfulness activities for stress …
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Type A and type B female's response to acute exercise: the effect of stress reduction
Call number: LD2668 .T4 1986 E23
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Type A and type B female's response to acute exercise: the effect of stress reduction
Call number: LD2668 .T4 1986 E23
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Increasing knowledge of stress reduction strategies for school bus drivers : a quality improvement DNP project
Work-related stress is a significant challenge impacting employee well-being, particularly among school bus drivers. This project aimed to enhance stress management awareness among school bus drivers through educational interventions focused on awareness of mindfulness and resilience techniques. …
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Unpacking mindfulness: Psychological processes underlying the health benefits of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program
… and processes at work in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program (MBSR) in a heterogeneous adult population (N = 71). Changes in mindfulness, psychological symptoms and physical functioning were examined, along with their relationship to course compliance variables and group support, and …
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Alleviates Stress and Depression in Adults with Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
… evaluate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in improving attention and pain-related outcomes, using a randomized controlled trial. Secondary aims included evaluating changes in mindfulness and pain acceptance following MBSR training and their role in improving …
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The Effect and Experience of Clearing a Space with Art on Stress Reduction in Sign Language Interpreters
<p>Interpreters report higher levels of stress than other individuals involved in practice professions. This study hypothesized that Clearing a Space with Art, a Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy approach (Rappaport, 2009) would lead to measurable as well as perceived decreases in stress. Three …
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Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Self-Guided, Web-Based Mindfulness Program for Stress Reduction and Wellbeing Promotion
Background: Stress is a public health issue that has costly personal and societal effects. Stress-reduction interventions, such as those integrating mindfulness practices, have demonstrated significant improvements for stress and wellbeing outcomes when delivered to small, in-person groups. The …
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The Effects of Learning Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction on Psychosocial Variables and HbA1c in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
… EFFECTS OF AN ONLINE MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION INTERVENTION ON ADOLESCENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES</p> <p>By</p> <p>Denise E. Van Sant – Smith</p> <p>Date: 4-5-2019</p> <p>Dissertation Supervised by Linda Goodfellow, PhD, RN, FAAN</p> …
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